Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-13
SHERiEFS PROCLAMATION.

w ~ cptClttl SleCIiOu IN BARRIER county. Kan.
sas, in the matter of the Chicago, Kansas &
Texas Railroad Company.
40 the Qualified Voters of Barber County:
w HEREAS, On the 29th day of June. A. D..
y 1851, there was duly presented to the
noaru OF county Commis siontrs of Barber
county, hansas, said board being duly conven-
60 IN special session, regularly called, ETH
tion duly signed by two-fifths of the resident
Sosrd of oI sar0er county prayins said
he'd voters of said county proposition To sub
scribe One Hundred Thousand Dollars to the
capital stock of the Chicago, Kansas & Tcxas
Railroad Company, all On conditions ne set
forth in said petition, which petition sigma
lures being omitted, is in words and figures the
to-wit:
CHICAGO, KANSAS s TEXAS RAILROAD
COMPANY-PETITION:
To THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
BARRIER COUNTY, KANSAS:
We the undersigned being more than two
fifths C2-5l of the resident taxpayers of the
county of Barber, and state of Kansas, petit
ton the Hoard of County Commissioners of
the qualified voters of said County of Barber
proposition to subscribe TO the capital stock
OF the Chicago, Kansas & Texas Railroad Conn
pany, a railroad company duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Kansas.
which proposes to construct a railroad through
for the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
And In payment for said subscription to said
capital stock of said company, bonds of said
county with coupons attached, to the amount
of said subscription as above set forth shall DO
duly issued and delivered, in sums of Five
Hundred Dollars $500 each, payable In thirty
COO years from date of issue, each bearing six
per cent interest payable semi-annualIy ; both
principal and interest payable at the Fiscal
Agency of the State of Kansas, in the city of
New York such bonds to be duly issued and
delivered upon compliance with conditions
hereinafter set forth and delivery of stock in
said road as by law provided. The conditions
upon which said subscription to the capital
stock of said company is made, are:
That said Chicago, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Company shall construct araiiroad, Of standard
gauge, Including all necessary side tracks and
switches), INTO said county, and have cars rum
ming thereon, from some point ON the north
line of said county, to some point in the city OF
New Kiowa, I'm said county. on or before Au-
gust Slst, 1885, delays by act of God, and orders
of court, or judge thereof, excepted with de-
pot and side tracks at Elm Mills, in Elm Mills
township; at Medicine Lodge, in Medicine
Lodge township; at Barber, in Nippewalla
township; at New Kiowa, in Kiowa township;
the right of way through the city of Medicine
Lodge and the city of New Kiowa to be fur
nished said Railroad Company, including all
necessary right of way for tracks, side tracks,
switches, depot grounds and stock yards.
Said bonds to be issued when road is con-
structed and in operation through said town
And we pray that said Board of County Com
missioners, upon presentation of this petition,
duly convene and make an order, which order
shall embrace the terms and conditions of this
petition, and such other conditions as said
board may deem advisable; and also fixing the
time for holding special election, which we
III.
Chapter 107, Laws of Kansas, 1876, and amend
ments thereto to determine whether such sub
scription shall be made.
And the form of the ballot to be used at such
special election for and against said PROPOSE
ton so submitted shall be as follows:
sition, shall have printed or written on his
ballot:
For subscription to the capital stock of the
Chicago, Kansas Il Texas Railroad Company"
Each qualified voter voting against said
proposition shall have printed or written ON
Against subscription to the capital stock of
the Chicago, Kansas Texas Railroad Com
pany."
And, whereas, said board of county com.
mfssioners, In pursuance to said petition be-
ing duly convened as by law provided, and
after having examined said Ietition, found
that the same was IN due form and was duly
signed by more than two-ffths of the resident
Taxpayers of said county, and duly made an
order granting the prayer of said petition and
ordering that Il special election shall be held
in said county, on Wednesday, the 10Th day of
August, A. ID. 1857 to determine whether said
county shall subscribe one hundred thousand
dollars to the capital stock of said company,
and issue bonds to said company i'm payment
therefor. on the terms and conditions all as
set out in said petition, aud further ordering
that in the event that maj GRITTY of the voters
voting at said election cast their ballots in IA
vor of said proposition and vote to is. ue
bonds in payment therefor, then the County
Clerk of raid county shall forthwith, for aud
on behalf, and in the name OF said county,
subscribe one hundred thousand dollars To the
stock OF said company, and 1t was further
comply with the conditions of said subscrip-
ton, then the Chairman of the board of
county commissioners and the county clerk
OF said county shall duly issue bonds of said
county, in said sum. said bonds to bear six 90
per cent. interest, principal and interest to be
due and payable ae set out in said petition.
Audit was further ordered that the ballot
used at said election ehail he as follows to- wit:
Each qualified voter voting for said propo-
sition shall have printed or written on his
| ballot
For subscription to the capital stock OF
| the Chicago, ansas L Texas Railroad Compa-
NY"
| Each qualified voter voting against said
| proposition shall haye printed or written on
| his ballot:
Against subscription to the capital stock
OF the Chicago, Kansas d Texas Railroad
Company"
And it was further ordered that said cleo
ton be held Wednesday, the 10th day
of August, A. ID. 1887, Ut the usual voting
places in said county.
And 1t is further ordered that the Sheriff of
Barber county, Kansas, duly make and issue
| this proclamation for the date and at the
| place designated, aud that he gives thirty
| days notice in the Medicine Lodge CREssET,
! a weekly newspaper printed and published
| in said county, and in general circulation in
said county and said Sheriff post notices as
Therefore, 1, Charles d. Nelson, sheriff OF
Barber county, Kansas, by virtue of authori
| ty i'll me by law vested, and in pursuance to
| the above order of said board do hereby give
public proclamation and due notice that q
| special election shall be held in said county
| at the places above designated, on Wednes-
| day, the 10th day of August, A. ID. 1887, TO de-
| termine whether said county shall have such
subscription and issue said bonds On the con-
| ditions set out in said petition. Such cleo
ton shall In all respects be conducted, the re-
turns made, result ascertained and declared I,
| all as provided by law for general elections.
In witness whereof, !, Charles ID. Nelson,
| sheriff of Barber county, Kansas, haye here
| unto set my hand ut the city of Medicine
Lodge, Kansas, this 10Th day of June, A. ID.
| 1887, CHARLES d. NELSON,
Sheriff of Barber county, Kansas.